Overview
This reader presents 16 articles by noted authorities in the area of reader's advisory that can be used as professional reading for practicing RAs and as supplementary text in readers' advisory courses at the graduate level. Articles are organized in three sections: foundations (education and foundations for professional practice, best practices (state of the art today), and futures (envisioning expanded services and roles). There is an introduction to each section written by the editors and concluding remarks at the end of the book.
Full Product Details
Author: Kenneth D. Shearer ,
Robert Burgin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.555kg
ISBN: 9781563088803
ISBN 10: 1563088800
Pages: 303
Publication Date: 09 January 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Take my advice: Get this!...Highly recommended for public libraries wanting to serve their readers better and as a text for the readers' advisory instruction so badly needed in our once and future library schools. -Library Journal
Fascinating details are given ... illustrates that high-quality readers' advisory service is vital to satisfying and successful library customer experiences. It can serve as a justification for required readers' advisory components in a library studies curriculum, a textbook for graduate level courses in reader advisory, a handbook for library practitioners to improve knowledge and services, and a helpful resource for anyone curious about the value, purpose, and promotion of reading for all ages and interests. -VOYA Take my advice: Get this! ... Highly recommended for public libraries wanting to serve their readers better and as a text for the readers' advisory instruction so badly needed in our once and future library schools. -Library Journal ?Take my advice: Get this! ... Highly recommended for public libraries wanting to serve their readers better and as a text for the readers' advisory instruction so badly needed in our once and future library schools.?-Library Journal ?Fascinating details are given ... illustrates that high-quality readers' advisory service is vital to satisfying and successful library customer experiences. It can serve as a justification for required readers' advisory components in a library studies curriculum, a textbook for graduate level courses in reader advisory, a handbook for library practitioners to improve knowledge and services, and a helpful resource for anyone curious about the value, purpose, and promotion of reading for all ages and interests.?-VOYA Take my advice: Get this!...Highly recommended for public libraries wanting to serve their readers better and as a text for the readers' advisory instruction so badly needed in our once and future library schools. -Library Journal
Author Information
KENNETH D. SHEARER is Professor, School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham. ROBERT BURGIN is Professor and Assistant State Librarian for Information Technology, State Library of North Carolina, Raleigh.
